Stress may not always be 'out there' but mostly originate within individual. Which one of the following is the correct answer to justify the statements?

Correct answer: D. Stress involves the individual's cognitive appraisal

  • A. Stress involves individual's psychological make-up
  • B. Stress is dependent on the intensity of the stressor
  • C. Stress is related to simultaneous life-events
  • D. Stress involves the individual's cognitive appraisal

Explanation

Cognitive appraisal explains why the same event can produce different stress responses in different people: individuals evaluate its meaning and their ability to cope. Thus stress is not determined only by the external intensity of the stressor.

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